Combined brassiere and slip



Sept. 15, 1936. B, NICHTHAUSER COMBINED BRASSIEIRE AND SLIP Filed March2, 1936 INVENTOR. BY.B.SS1P M'cfifhauser ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 15, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

, 2,054,439 commmn mussrm m sue Bessie Nichthauser, New York, N. Y.

Application March 2, 1936, Serial No. 66,664

This invention relates to a lady's undergarment and more particularly tothe combination of a brassiere with an underslip to form a singlearticle of apparel.

5 Women of the day prefer to wear as few undergarments as possiblecompatible with a good appearance and require that such undergarments belight in weight, closely form fitting and not bulky in appearance orunwieldy for wear.

My invention contemplates the provision of a single undergarmentembodying the combined features of both a brassiere and underslip, whileat the same time eliminating the bulkiness and unwieldiness of twoseparate garments and to thereby provide a combined undergarment whichis extremely comfortable to wear.

My invention further contemplates the provision of such a combinationundergarment which is constructed to properly and spontaneously drapeitself about the body of the wearer upon donning the garment.

My invention further contemplates the provision of an undergarment whichwill eliminate the inconvenience of two sets of shoulder strapsencountered when a separate brassiere and slip are worn and the furtherinconvenience of donning two articles of apparel.

My invention still further contemplates such a combined undergarment inwhich, upon being donned, the component parts are properly positioned inrelation to the body and in which the component parts resiliently retaintheir relative position on the body to conform to the contour thereofregardless of the movements of the wearer.

My invention further contemplates the provision of such a garment whichwill fashionably fit the form and body contour, provide a desiredfreedom of movement, enhance the graceful appearance of the wearer andwhich, when worn, does not destroy the effect of the contour, lines orappearance of the outer garment.

My invention further contemplates theprovision of such an undergarmentwhich resiliently molds and confines those body parts of the wearerrequired to be modishly restrained to properly provide a light weightfoundation garment for a dress.

Other objects of my invention will be clear from the description whichfollows and from the drawing in which Fig. 1 is a front elevational viewof a combined brassiere and slip in accordance with my invention inposition upon a wearer.

55 Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the brassiere and slip shown in Fi 1.

' Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the brassiere and slip shown in Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawing, my combined undergarment is provided withthe usual breast receiving pockets l and I2, which are of theconventional uplift type, preferably fabricated from substantiallyinelastic material such as lace, mesh, cloth or the like.

The pockets of such a brassiere are fashionedto substantially conform tothe bust of the wearer and extend upwardly and outwardly at the pointsl4 and IE to thereby raise, support and modishly mold the contour of thebreasts.

Upon arranging a freely hanging slip directly on such a brassiere toprovide the desired combined undergarment, I have found that-the pocketsof the brassiere will not then properly conform to the bust and the slipeffects a bulky appearance and is uncomfortable to wear, since it isfreely suspended above the waist line of the wearer and, therefore, doesnot properly drape itself about the body.

Heretofore such combination garments have been of complex structure andhave required the use of extra bandeaux and bodices in an effort toovercome this inherent disadvantage and to provide a closely fittinggarment which will effect a slim appearance.

I eliminate all such excessmaterial and effect a simple inexpensivelymanufactured garment by sewing, in the usual, manner, the breast pocketsto a resilient body encircling part l8, fabricated from any suitableelastic material; preferably a webbed material such as illustrated.

The lower edges of the breast pockets are contiguous to the upper edge20 of the body encircling part, which preferably extends upwardly toseparate the pockets at 22.

I prefer an elastic material that is provided with both a lateral andlongitudinal stretch so that the body encircling part will spontaneouslyconform to the body of the wearer and will effect the proper tensioningat the lower edges of the brassiere pockets to urge them to conform tothe contour of the body. This arrangement of the resilient bodyencircling part contiguous with the edges of the brassiere, eliminatesthe necessity of providing the conventional tension means ordinarilyassociated with such brassiere in rear thereof.

Depending from the lower edge 24 of the body encircling part, I stitch,in the usual manner, the slip 26, preferably fabricated from inelasticmaterial, such as silk, lace, cotton or the like.

In this manner the slip is provided with a. resilient belt-like edgewhich spontaneously contracts the waist line of the slip about the bodyadjacent the waist line of the wearer to thereby enable the slip toproperly hang therefrom.

It wi1l"be apparent that the body encircling part will conform-to andmold the body adjacent the diaphragm of the wearer to thereby disposeand position the brassiere and slip in correct relative positionthereon.

It will be apparent that the substantially inelastic components of thecombined undergarmerit are completely separated by a comparatively broadelastic band which correctly tensions which are secured at one endthereof to a-cor-v responding breast pocket directly above the extendingpoint and at the other end thereof to the rear portion of the upper edgeof the body encircling part.

'Ihe garment is donned in the usual manner over the head of the wearerand the arms inserted through the shoulder straps.

As the garment is pulled into place, it will be apparent that theelastic body encircling part will snugly and tightly conform to the bodyof the wearer.

The breasts of the wearer are thereby seated in the pockets, the. edgesof which due to tension of the contiguous elastic body encircling part,likewise snugly conform to the shape of the wearer's body and similarlythe upper edge of the slip arranges itself on the waist line of thewearer.

It will be apparent that no strain is placed on the brassire or slip.but, on the contrary, any strain is carried by the elastic bodyencircling band.

It will be apparent that I have provided in a single undergarment anarticle of apparel embodying the combined features of both a brassireand underslip which completely eliminates the bulkiness and unwieldinessof two separate garments, thereby providing a combined undergarmentwhich is extremely comfortable to wear.

It will be further apparent that I have provided such an undergarmentwhich is light in weight and which closely flts the form and contour ofthe wearer.

It will be still further apparent that such an undergarment constructedin accordance with my invention, upon being donned, properly positionsthe component parts thereof in relation to the body and resilientlyretains these component parts in their relative position on the body tothereby conform to the contour thereof regardless of the movements ofthe wearer.

It will be still further apparent that I have accuse provided such anundergarment which resiliently molds and confines those body parts ofthe wearer required to be modishly restrained to thereby provide a lightweight foundation garment foradress.

While I have described my invention in its preferred embodiment, it isto he understood that modifications may be made and that no limitationsupon the invention are intended other than are imposed by the scope ofthe appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a garment construction, a pair of bust receiving pockets, a freelyhanging slip and a resilient body having both a lateral and longitudinalstretch and encircling part interposed between the pockets ,and theslip.

2. In a lady's undergarment construction, an uplift brassiere having apair of breast receiving and supporting pockets fabricated fromsubstantially inelastic material, an underslip and resillent meanshaving both a lateral and longitudinal stretch and adapted to conform tothe body of the wearer for connecting the brassire and the slipinterposed therebetween.

3. In a lady's undergarment construction, a

' substantially nonresilient uplift brassiere, a free ly hangingsubstantially nonresilient slip and a resilient body encircling parthaving both a lateral and longitudinal stretch interposed between thebrassiere and slip.

4. In a feminine undergarment construction, an uplift brassiere portionhaving a pair of breast receiving and supporting pockets fabricated fromsubstantially inelastic material, and adapted .to enclose the breasts ofthe wearer, said brassire portion provided with free edges adjacent thearms of the wearer and extending downwardly toward the waist of thewearer, a freely hanging substantially nonresilient slip, a resilientbody encircling part having both a lateral and longitudinal stretchinterposed between the brassire portion and the slip, said encirclingpart secured to brassire portion under the breast pockets and providedwith a free edge in rear of the breast pockets, said encircling partfree edge in substantial alignment with free edge of the brassiereportion and shoulder straps extending from the brassiere portionadjacent the breast pockets to the free edge of the body encirclingpart.

- BESSIE NICHTHAUSER.

